OTT's glamorous stars walked the purple carpet for the first edition of the OTTplay awards in Mumbai.
'A good film is a good film.' 'If you enjoy watching it on Netflix, it should be equally fun to watch it in a theatre.'
Like all of us, Bollywood's favourite pastime is to catch up on the latest shows and films on OTT.
'In the climax, if you see, Manoj Bajpayee and I engage in a fist fight.' 'It had to be shot in a single take so either of us couldn't make any mistakes.'
March is going to be an exciting month when it comes to Bollywood releases as it would be a good mix of theatrical and OTT arrivals.
A list of watchable Hindi legal shows and films on OTT, in order of release.
I panicked and suggested he cancel his long-promised visit, recalls Subhash K Jha.
The films that fared badly at the box office.
From moments that felt long time in the coming to swashbuckling statements that could be interpreted in more ways than one, there are some that fanned our nostalgia, some made our jaws drop (or stomachs churn), some hit too close home, still others left us with a lingering sense of guilt. Sukanya Verma picks cinematic imagery that stood out in 2023.
Halloween mood looms large on OTT's dark, devilish delights this week.
'I always thought that if you play a negative character, people will tend to hate you.' 'But the reaction has been amazing, especially after Season 2.'
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
Who are the Bollywood actors making their debut on OTT platforms, the go-to form of entertainment during the lockdown?
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'
Subhash K Jha presents five super-talented actors waiting to break through.
What a moralebooster for the comic returning to our television screens this weekend!
'I have never got special treatment. My school and hostel was free for everyone, not just me. The training that I get in school is given to everyone, not just me. I want to be a sportsperson and go to the Olympics. I want to represent India there. But I am not training now.' India's youngest marathon runner Budhia Singh looks back at his success.
'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?' 'Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.'
'We should focus on creating cinema which is entertaining, gives us solace, some message, reduces our tension and makes us think positively.'
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
'Always smiling, creative, problem solver, ambitious and a man who walked ahead of an Industry.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The hits and misses of the week.
'After the shoot, I was like, "Yeh maine kiya hai?"'
The actor, whose real name was Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, had not been keeping well, producer Mehmood Ali, a family friend, told PTI.
If only Mahabharat was a made-for-radio special instead of a half-heartedly animated demo reel masquerading as a children's fantasy, writes Sukanya Verma.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Budhia Singh: Born To Run is not so much a film as it is a passionate appeal to remind and regain an opportunity for Odisha's erstwhile Wonder Boy, now a forgotten teenager, writes Sukanya Verma.
Check out the red carpet.
There's a lot of action on the OTT platform this March, thanks to some interesting film and Web series coming up.
'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.'
'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them, and add meaning to their journey.'
The hits and misses of the week.
The hits and misses of the week.
'While men are brought up to be more vocal, women are taught to be more silent, resilient and self sacrificing. We have tried to explore this.'
Joginder Tuteja looks at August's OTT releases.
'Yellow Bus is a heart-breaking story based on a real incident and will strike a chord with mothers across the world.'
'The overarching fact of modern social behaviour isn't that we are irresponsible women and men, but that we are never quite sure, when and how to act responsibly.' 'This is the real side of every Twitter outrage, where those who tweet about stories of 'unreported domestic abuse' end up feeling superior to those neighbours who are summoned up as clueless witnesses.' 'This view of the supposed spiritual decay of our times, which is at the core of Gali Guleiyan, is thus more fashionable than perceptive,' says Sreehari Nair.
